Itoigawa juniper Stock

[Brian Van Fleet]

Turned and tweaked...thanks for the input.

 

[Smoke]

Cool beans there BVF-san.

I have something right up your alley coming up on the blog. Wait till you see whats going on in the central valley in the next few years.

Here is a sneak peak, picture purposely small of twisty Itoigawa's in small containers on table and large containers on the ground.

 

[Brian Van Fleet]

Starting to green up. Need to find an appropriate pot for this one soon...

 

[Brian Van Fleet]

Update after a haircut...

 

[Vance Wood]

Cool beans there BVF-san.

I have something right up your alley coming up on the blog. Wait till you see whats going on in the central valley in the next few years.

Here is a sneak peak, picture purposely small of twisty Itoigawa's in small containers on table and large containers on the ground.

Is this your adventure or are you posting something new coming down the road with someone else going into business? Either way this is a good deal.

 

[Brian Van Fleet]

Have a better-suited pot coming up for this one.

 

[KennedyMarx]

I went back and looked through the progression pictures again. I wouldn't have seen this coming from the initial plants trunkline. This is easily one of my favorite trees I've seen posted on Bnut. I bought an itoigawa from Brent a couple years ago and transferred it from the one gallon can to a pond basket to grow out. I'd love to achieve something similar to this.

 

[Eric Group]

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Have a better-suited pot coming up for this one.

Super freaking GORGEOUS BVF!!!
Hard to believe this is the same tree you posted originally. Great job man!

 

[dirk hoorelbeke]

Nice and full, what a progression...

 

[sorce]

Damn!

Nice!

Sorce

 

[Djtommy]

looking back at those first pictures... very nice job

 

[leatherback]

Very nice!

How do you stop it from reverting to needle foliage? My ittoigawa keeps producing needles when I trim even less than 10%

 

[KennedyMarx]

Very nice!

How do you stop it from reverting to needle foliage? My ittoigawa keeps producing needles when I trim even less than 10%

How long are you letting the new growth extend before cutting back?

http://crataegus.com/2012/08/26/how-to-pinch-junipers/

 

[Brian Van Fleet]

Repotted this the other day into a 3rd generation Yamaaki. Better fit.
In a few weeks, it may get some top work.

 

[Paulpash]

The pot suits it well but I'm always put off by the shape and the hacking of the root that has to take place to remove it every repotting. How easy is it to get it out for repotting Brian?

 

[sorce]

hacking

And jacking....sorry Brian!

Marie...I made up this sketch for a solution for this...
Pink pot...the black being a colander material.
Yellow roots.

You could fill in the sides with coarse material.

It would take a crafty dressing hand....
But could totally work.


Horticulture, and pot safety first!

Oh this is derived from @Anthony slipping Colanders into regular pots...
Looked nice!

Sorce

 

[sorce]

Crazy better pot!

The base looks amazing!

Sorce

 

[Brian Van Fleet]

 

[KennedyMarx]

You got rid of the top jin??

 

[Vance Wood]

You got rid of the top jin??

It does change the profile a bit.